Creative Writing Faculty - In the News
Jericho Brown wins MacArthur Foundation "genius grant"
Tayari Jones' An American Marriage makes the NYT list of 100 best books of the 21st century
As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers — with a little help from the staff of The New York Times Book Review.
T Cooper interviews screenwriter Ron Nyswaner
T Cooper hosts a podcast for the Writers Guild of America's OnWriting podcast series. He interviews Ron Nyswaner, the screenwriter of Philadelphia. They talk mostly about his most recent project, Fellow Travelers, which is on Showtime, but also about representation, craft, and storytelling around LGBTQ lives in film/television.
Jericho Brown named Academy of American Poets chancellor
Kimberly Belflower on childhood, growing up and reclaiming the “Lost Girl”
Nostalgia and growth are the driving forces behind Lost Girl, a feminist follow-up to J.M. Barrie’s famous tale of Wendy Darling and the boy who never grew up. It’s appropriate that playwright Kimberly Belflower essentially grew up while she wrote the play, which she began at age 20 and finished nearly 10 years later.
Tayari Jones takes Emory president to creative writing class on podcast
On the latest episode of One Big Question, Emory President Gregory L. Fenves talks to bestselling author and creative writing professor Tayari Jones about the power of storytelling.
Fitzcarraldo Editions has hired Rachael Allen to launch a poetry list
Fitzcarraldo Editions has hired Rachael Allen to launch a poetry list, including a collection from Emory Poetry Fellow, Sasha Debevec-McKenney.
Meet the #AWP25 HBCU Fellowship Program Creative Advisor: Tayari Jones
In addition to helping to select the two HBCU faculty fellows, she will also lead multiple events on supporting creative writing endeavors and paths to publishing at HBCUs.
